Arnia Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Arnia is a Municipal Council city situated in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. The Arnia city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,787 families residing in the Arnia city. The total population of Arnia is 8,948 out of which 4,755 are males and 4,193 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arnia is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arnia city is 1032 which is 12% of the total population. There are 577 male children and 455 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arnia is 789 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arnia is 81%. Thus Arnia has lower literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 87.91% and the female literacy rate is 73.27% in Arnia.

Arnia Municipal Council has total administration over 1,787 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Arnia Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arnia Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,032 577 455
Literacy 81% 77.2% 65.3%
Scheduled Caste 3,360 1,783 1,577
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,536 1,082 1,454

Caste-wise Population - Arnia

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arnia.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,360 1,783 1,577
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Arnia

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arnia is 8,826 which is 98.64% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arnia is 6 which is 0.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arnia as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,826 (98.64%) 4,695 4,131
Muslim 6 (0.07%) 4 2
Christian 42 (0.47%) 20 22
Sikh 49 (0.55%) 24 25
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.27%) 11 13

Literacy Rate - Arnia

The total literacy rate of Arnia was 81% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 6,412 literates, males were 3,673 while females were 2,739. Also the male literacy rate was 87.91% and the female literacy rate was 73.27% in Arnia.

  Arnia Jammu and Kashmir
Female 73.27% 56.43%
Male 87.91% 76.75%
Total 81% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Arnia

The Sex Ratio of Arnia is 882. Thus per every 1000 men there were 882 females in Arnia. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 789 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Arnia.

Child Population - Arnia

According to Census 2011, there were 1,032 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arnia. Out of which 577 were male while 455 were female.

Working Population - Arnia

In Arnia Municipal Council out of total population, 2,449 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,449 workers engaged in Main Work, 596 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 66 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,998 1,871 127
Cultivators 596 587 9
Agriculture Labourer 66 62 4
Household Industries 27 18 9
Other Workers 1,309 1,204 105
Marginal Workers 451 391 60
Non Working 6,499 2,493 4,006

Arnia Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Arnia is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 768 73.6% 915
2 Ward No - 2 700 73.4% 907
3 Ward No - 3 499 74.7% 801
4 Ward No - 4 643 70.8% 842
5 Ward No - 5 809 68% 931
6 Ward No - 6 746 74.3% 870
7 Ward No - 7 521 75.8% 803
8 Ward No - 8 567 70% 890
9 Ward No - 9 638 78.1% 818
10 Ward No - 10 758 67.8% 929
11 Ward No - 11 618 70.2% 1,013
12 Ward No - 12 640 61.4% 877
13 Ward No - 13 1,041 74% 852

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